'Bones' Malpasto was an associate of the Tattaglia Family. Named for the long duration of it took him to 'make his bones' in the Family business, Malpasto was a low level, typical Tattaglia enforcer who was originally known as a legitimate banker. His skills camne into se when the Tattaglias began to run their counterfeiting operation, and Malpasto was immediately sent to Midnight Rosie's in Brooklyn, where he worked closely with it's legitimate owner, Donnie Rosencranz . In 1946, the Corleone Family moved into Brooklyn in order to take revenge on the Tattaglias, who had attempted to assasinate Vito Corleone the previous year. Malpasto was one of the many who changed allegiances during this time.